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people go to south america, africa. i kind of wanted to stay local. >> reporter: why? >> because a lot of it had to do with the economy. >> thank you so very much. >> reporter: in mamaroneck, new york, they helped rebuild a home destroyed in a flood. you've been living with friend for how long? >> two years now. >> reporter: wow. >> two years. >> reporter: this will be quite a change. >> yes, this is going to be exciting. >> reporter: while most people won't go to the lengths tom and john have, last year 62 million americans volunteered, the most since 2005. and it was 16- to 25-year-olds who made up half the increase. it's been mostly fun, despite the tight quarters. >> we haven't gotten in any fist fights yet. >> reporter: good. and they say they've gotten some help from a third buddo board. >> this is st. nicholas. the patron saint of boaters and travelers. >> reporter: together they navigated the waters guided by their sense of adventure and a quote from mark twain, "sail away from the safe harbor. catch the trade winds in your sails. explore. dream. discover." t s
people go to south america, africa. i kind of wanted to stay local. >> reporter: why? >> because a lot of it had to do with the economy. >> thank you so very much. >> reporter: in mamaroneck, new york, they helped rebuild a home destroyed in a flood. you've been living with friend for how long? >> two years now. >> reporter: wow. >> two years. >> reporter: this will be quite a change. >> yes, this is going to be exciting. >> reporter:...
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and fundamental to america's defense. right now u.s. forces are hunting down insurgents who sday presidentialt election there. the heaviest fighting is in helmand province. chief affairs correspondent lara logan is on the front lines south of garmsur. >> reporter: british soldiers and u.s. marines are both battling the taliban in southern afghanistan. here it's the british who are under attack, deep in helmand province, hemed in by taliban fighting. >> the fire was come being 400 meters northwest. >> in areas like this where the taliban is so strong, there's no possibility of voting in this week's presidential election. militants have used intimidation and threats to scare afghans away from the polls. saying they will cut off their ink stained finger, the mark that voters will carry to prevent fraud. in other parts of helmand, u.s. marines have been fighting to clear the taliban out in the hope that some people here will be able to vote. while the fight in the south is against the taliban, in the northeast of afghanistan the u.s. is bat
and fundamental to america's defense. right now u.s. forces are hunting down insurgents who sday presidentialt election there. the heaviest fighting is in helmand province. chief affairs correspondent lara logan is on the front lines south of garmsur. >> reporter: british soldiers and u.s. marines are both battling the taliban in southern afghanistan. here it's the british who are under attack, deep in helmand province, hemed in by taliban fighting. >> the fire was come being 400...
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. >> reporter: tonight, the president rehires america's top banker as new projections show the country falling deeper and deeper into debt. i'm katie couric. also tonight, mobilizing to fight the h1n1 flu. u.s. officials prepare for what they're now calling the biggest vaccination program in u.s. history. and the british public service video that aims to stop people from texting while driving. and it may just work. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the president's vacation in the sun was interrupted today by a cloud of bad economic news and a forecast of more to come. from both the white house and the non-partisan congressional budget office. here's some of it: they project the deficit for this year alone will hit a record high as the government spends $1.6 trillion more than it takes in. unemployment, now 9.4%, is expected to continue rising to 10% before starting to decline slowly next year. and the white house expects the economy to shrink this year by 2.%. now to help deal with all of this and try to rea
. >> reporter: tonight, the president rehires america's top banker as new projections show the country falling deeper and deeper into debt. i'm katie couric. also tonight, mobilizing to fight the h1n1 flu. u.s. officials prepare for what they're now calling the biggest vaccination program in u.s. history. and the british public service video that aims to stop people from texting while driving. and it may just work. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with...
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south america, 436 in the united states. medical officials are closely watching south american countries like argentina where it's now winter to get an idea of how the virus might behave when it hits the u.s. as temperatures cool. >> i think we're doing& everything we can to prepare for this fall, including working to prepare a vaccine for distribution this fall. >> reporter: tomorrow the president goes to new hampshire for a town hall on health-care reform. it should be lively to say the least. activists on both sides are expected to show up in large numbers. katie. >> all right, chip reid in guadalajara, mexico, championship thank you. from our cbs news medical team dr. jennifer ashton what is the winter flu season in the southern hemisphere telling us about what the flu is doing and what we may be facing this fall. >> well, katie, the cdc has field crews across the southern hemisphere. and what they're seeing so far is high numbers affecting young people ages 5 to 25 24, exactly as we've seen in this country in the past s
south america, 436 in the united states. medical officials are closely watching south american countries like argentina where it's now winter to get an idea of how the virus might behave when it hits the u.s. as temperatures cool. >> i think we're doing& everything we can to prepare for this fall, including working to prepare a vaccine for distribution this fall. >> reporter: tomorrow the president goes to new hampshire for a town hall on health-care reform. it should be lively...
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it's america's problem. it's a problem that's been ignored and was ignored by the bush administration for eight years. at the end of the day, this is something the democrats and the obama administration have to address. this is something the american people want. i think what you'll see the obama administration do going into the fall is make a very strong argument why we need this health care reform. in terms of the public option, i think it will be in there in some form. >> i would like a yes or no from each of you. it's so complicated. is health care reform going to happen, dan? >> some element but not what they wanted. >> chris? >> yes. i think it's going to happen and be more significant than people realize. >> thank you both. chris kofinis and dan bartlett. >>> sure has taken a long time. >> a lot happening this morning. for more news, we check in with russ mitchell. >> good morning. new violence this morning in afghanistan's capital on the eve of the presidential election. men with guns and grenades to
it's america's problem. it's a problem that's been ignored and was ignored by the bush administration for eight years. at the end of the day, this is something the democrats and the obama administration have to address. this is something the american people want. i think what you'll see the obama administration do going into the fall is make a very strong argument why we need this health care reform. in terms of the public option, i think it will be in there in some form. >> i would like...
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but overshadowing it all is america's growing debt, now totaling more than $11 trillion, on track to nearly double over the next ten years to nearly 20 trillion. as the government continues spending money it doesn't have. so what does it all mean? anthony mason explains. >> reporter: here's the bottom line on america's ballooning budget deficit. >> it means you're going to ultimately be paying higher taxes. >> reporter: the total national debt, according to one study, amounts to $184,000 for every mn man, woman, and child in the country. it's like a massive mortgage we're all paying interest on. the u.s. is still a $14 trillion economy, but the nation's debt is now more than 50% of the country's economic output, the first time that's happened since world war ii. >> debt in the united states is growing so rapidly we're viewed by the rest of the world as profligate, imprudent and incapable of managing our own affairs. >> reporter: the government has been spending borrowed money to fight the recession and to finance wars in iraq and afghanistan and the debt is expected to continue to gr
but overshadowing it all is america's growing debt, now totaling more than $11 trillion, on track to nearly double over the next ten years to nearly 20 trillion. as the government continues spending money it doesn't have. so what does it all mean? anthony mason explains. >> reporter: here's the bottom line on america's ballooning budget deficit. >> it means you're going to ultimately be paying higher taxes. >> reporter: the total national debt, according to one study, amounts...
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they represent america's diplomatic interests in tehran. they're obviously very keen to find out what the iranians are going to do with the three young americans. >> elizabeth palmer in london this morning, thank you so much. here's russ at the news desk. >> good morning, harry, maggie. >>> breaking news this morning. a continental airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing in miami after encountering severe turbulence. six were injured, four of them seriously. standing by with the latest is sharrie williams. >> reporter: this all developed about 5:46 this morning, this plane, this international flight making an emergency landing at m.i.a. because of the strong turbulence. we talked to miami-dade fire rescue here, and they told us 26 people confirmed to be injured. as you mentioned before, 4 have been transferred to local hospitals. we know this flight is flight 128. it left rio de janeiro last night just after 10:00. it was heading to houston, bush intercontinental airport, but of course that did not happen after this jet hit som
they represent america's diplomatic interests in tehran. they're obviously very keen to find out what the iranians are going to do with the three young americans. >> elizabeth palmer in london this morning, thank you so much. here's russ at the news desk. >> good morning, harry, maggie. >>> breaking news this morning. a continental airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing in miami after encountering severe turbulence. six were injured, four of them seriously....
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neighborhood is north america. the president of the united states joining the leaders of canada and mexico for their annual summit. they vowed to work together to fight the h1n1 flu virus hitting this part of the world especially hard. but on other issues it may be more difficult to find common ground. our chief white house correspondent chip reid traveled to mexico with president obama. >> reporter: at the summit of north american leaders in guadalajara, mexico, it was all smiles and handshakes in public but behind closed doors there appeared to be little progress on a series of long-running contentious disputes. while president obama said all the right things about helping mexico defeat silent drug cartels. >> united states will remain a full partner in this effort. >> reporter: mexican president philippe calderon was left frustrate bid failure to shake loose millions of dollars of aid held up in congress by democrats who object to their human-rights record and while they talked about the importance of trade and
neighborhood is north america. the president of the united states joining the leaders of canada and mexico for their annual summit. they vowed to work together to fight the h1n1 flu virus hitting this part of the world especially hard. but on other issues it may be more difficult to find common ground. our chief white house correspondent chip reid traveled to mexico with president obama. >> reporter: at the summit of north american leaders in guadalajara, mexico, it was all smiles and...
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the cdc reports more than 2 million people in america have already contracted the virus, killing nearly 500. some of the vaccine may not be available when the flu season starts. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has more. >> reporter: ten days ago, rural yolo county, 80 miles from san francisco, had its first h1n1 death. stacey speegle hernandez, a young mother. >> this isn't supposed to happen to somebody who's 30 years old. >> reporter: tammy brooks saw her daughter go from vibrant to struggling for life in days. >> i knew it. i knew it. i knew that my daughter was -- that she was near death. >> reporter: stacey's death has shaken this county of 200,000. >> so people are calling their doctors now with i've got a scratchy throat, afraid they might be next. >> reporter: fear is certain to drive demand for h1n1 vaccine, but the cdc recommends it for 160 million americans with priority for pregnant women, children, and healthcare workers. 120 million doses were expected to be available by mid-october. now manufacturers say they'll have only 45 million doses by then, adding 20 million
the cdc reports more than 2 million people in america have already contracted the virus, killing nearly 500. some of the vaccine may not be available when the flu season starts. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has more. >> reporter: ten days ago, rural yolo county, 80 miles from san francisco, had its first h1n1 death. stacey speegle hernandez, a young mother. >> this isn't supposed to happen to somebody who's 30 years old. >> reporter: tammy brooks saw her daughter go...
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>> i think bill clinton is still the smartest political mind in america. he said it at a net roots convention in pittsburgh. as soon as president obama signs the bill, his ratings will go up again. and i think that's true. it's a messy process. it's a politics process. the senate is not even back in session for the next three weeks. my guess is the republicans aren't going to vote for this bill no matter what. there's no point in making a lot of concessions to people who aren't going to vote for the bill under any circumstances anyway. >> can it pass with this public omgs now that the president has essentially admitted he's willing to compromise on it? >> i don't think it can pass without the public option. there are too many people who understand, including the president himself, the public option is absolutely linked to reform. if you don't have the republicans playing seriously in this bill, you only have the democrats, and the democrats want a public option. the public option is just that. you get to choose. if you as an individual don't want public in
>> i think bill clinton is still the smartest political mind in america. he said it at a net roots convention in pittsburgh. as soon as president obama signs the bill, his ratings will go up again. and i think that's true. it's a messy process. it's a politics process. the senate is not even back in session for the next three weeks. my guess is the republicans aren't going to vote for this bill no matter what. there's no point in making a lot of concessions to people who aren't going to...
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was determined to make people in poverty or below the middle class and middle class's lives richer in america. this issue of health care, the issue we'll remember him in history most for. it's ironic he died on the eve of the biggest health care fight we've had in this country since the great depression. >> bob, talk for a moment about ted kennedy's ability to reach across the aisle. because as we were speaking with katie earlier this morning, this notion that on one hand, he's a liberal lion. on the other hand, he was one of the most vilified characters in the country. >> well, he was. but he was not vilified in the united states senate. he was the -- he was the target. he was the poster boy for big government and liberalism. people would use that in their campaign ads. but he had this great personal relationship within the senate, with people of all ideological stripes. i would think, harry, if you took a secret ballot of the united states senate, that he would emerge as the most popular. people just liked him because they respected him. they knew when they had a cause and they could get te
was determined to make people in poverty or below the middle class and middle class's lives richer in america. this issue of health care, the issue we'll remember him in history most for. it's ironic he died on the eve of the biggest health care fight we've had in this country since the great depression. >> bob, talk for a moment about ted kennedy's ability to reach across the aisle. because as we were speaking with katie earlier this morning, this notion that on one hand, he's a liberal...